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Offshore casino illegally 'partners' with Facebook to target Australians - ABC News (Australia)
An online casino based in the Caribbean has been caught out illegally targeting Australians using Facebook ads, but the social media platform says the advertiser is an "authorised gambling partner".
The ABC can reveal the ads promoting an online casino registered in the Caribbean tax haven Curaçao were run even after the casino was formally warned to stop operating in Australia by authorities.
Facebook’s parent company Meta says the advertiser was "authorised" under its policy, which requires those placing gambling ads to demonstrate that they are lawful in territories they want to target.